. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . BBS, and advanced to a proper position from which to First Brigade and part of our brigade became hotlyengaged, the enemy keeping up a continuous musketry andartillery tire, from which the First Brigade, being mostexposed, sutfered severely, while the rest of the division sus-tained only a few casualties. Staideys division went intoline on Newtons left. Wood on the right. General Howardordered Newton to assault at 6 p. m., but just before that time Generals S
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . BBS, and advanced to a proper position from which to First Brigade and part of our brigade became hotlyengaged, the enemy keeping up a continuous musketry andartillery tire, from which the First Brigade, being mostexposed, sutfered severely, while the rest of the division sus-tained only a few casualties. Staideys division went intoline on Newtons left. Wood on the right. General Howardordered Newton to assault at 6 p. m., but just before that time Generals Sherman and Thomasarrived at the front, and Thomasordered the move suspended, onaccount of the lateness of the enemy kept up a steadytire until dark, McPherson had ad-vanced on roads a few miles to theIight and diverging from thosetaken by Thomas troops. At nightbe was several miles distant, oppo-site Johnstons flank. The losses inour First Brigade that day were:36th Illinois, one officer and twenty-six men ; 44th Illinois, four killed and thirty-two wounded ;74tli Illinois, one killed and thirty wounded. John Geiz, F (l^.)5). On the morning of Maj 16, Brig. Gen. Davis divisionof the F(.)urteenth Corps had been detached at Resaca, underorders to follow Garrards cavalry division down the Oosta-naula to tlie mouth of Armuchee (^reek, where it was sup-posed a bridge existed, by which Garrard and Davis were tocross and break the railroad between Rome and Kingston,and then rejoin the main column. Davis marched fifteenmiles on the 16th. In the night Garrard passed through hiscamp, en rv^ite for Resaca, reporting no ])ridge to be found. IU).\[E 247 f>a\is then (Ifttnniiifd oii liis dw n i-c>|m .ii>iltilit v tn ;ilief> into the main line of works, on thewest hank of the ()ostanaiihi. On the morninii of the Isthit w a^ jound t hat the enemyhad uithdiawii across the n\er, leavinif only a Iear t^nard,whi
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